This is an analysis of the poem The Envoys that begins with:

None other saw them when they came
Across the many-clangored mart,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacdX eXXeXXX dbbdccc cffcbgX hcchbdd fiiXbgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 010101001 10111011 11110101 01010101 11011101 0110100 11111101 01110100 10110100 11010101 01110101 11110100 11010101 110101001 010100111 01010101 11010111 10110001 11110101 010101001 11000101 01001100 01001001 01011101 11000100 01010101 0101001010 11010101 110101001 110101010 01010001 11010100 01010111 100011101 11010111 11101101 11010111 111101100 11010101 10010111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, from are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Envoys;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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